State Heroes
World War II
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Private First Class Dale W. Coppens
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the South Pacific
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Private First Class George E. Kudrna
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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2nd Lieutenant Arvid J. Grasvik
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Private First Class Palmer G. Foss
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Private First Class John W. McClure
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Corporal Jack F. Leithold
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 23
On October 25 & 26, 1942, less than two weeks after landing on Guadalcanal, the 164th Infantry Regiment would become involved in the heaviest fighting of the Guadalcanal Campaign after the Japanese launched a surprise offensive.
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Staff Sergeant Casper J. Oie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air Corps
Date of Loss: October 24, 1942 / Age: 24
POW: Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, Luzon, Philippines.
Died of dysentery and malnutrition on October 24, 1942. Buried in mass grave at POW Camp.
Remains recovered October 1952.
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1st Lt. Thomas L. Morgan
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 21, 1942 / Age:
Lieutenant Morgan was a Bombardier on B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back.
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Private First Class Marvin P. Quamme
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 20, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Private Glenn Midgarden
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Guadalcanal
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Corporal Rollie A. Andrick
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Captain George R. Newgard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 16, 1942 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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PVT Steven Zakopayko
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 15, 1942 / Age:
Died at Guadal Canal, Solomon Islands
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Corporal Kenneth S. Foubert
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1942 / Age: 20
He died in a Japanese bombing raid on Guadalcanal the day his regiment landed on the island.
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Private Orlin H. Gisvold
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2nd Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Tulagi, Solomon Islands